Matsepe-Casaburri slated for telecoms delays

[dominic]

and bear in mind that a lot of what has happened is purely down to SA's obligations under international agreements - particularly GATT and the WTO Agreements

these obliged SA to, amongst other things
- create an independent regulator that will not be subject to influence by licencees (i know, i know)
- licence a 3rd cellco (i know, i know)
- licence a SNO (i know, i know)
-

 

[UglyKidJoe]

haha. they copied a report and then got bust. what a bunch of clowns.

...they copied a report! That is why these idiots see their old photocopier in the corner as a far more essential technology to have than broadband. It saved them a lot of work.

 

[arf9999]

these obliged SA to, amongst other things
- create an independent regulator that will not be subject to influence by licencees (i know, i know)
- licence a 3rd cellco (i know, i know)
- licence a SNO (i know, i know)
-

This is the saddest post that I've seen today. I'm depressed now.

 

[dominic]

Not trying to be funny here but for those that know, what would you say are ICASA`s achievments in the last 7 years?.

from today's ICASA homepage

Bid for Appointment of a Service Provider Appointment of Service Providers to Supply Stationary to ICASA

ICASA, in danger of actually moving on something, calls for outside help to ensure that no movement actually happens

 

[arf9999]

Stationary

ICASA, in danger of actually moving on something, calls for outside help to ensure that no movement actually happens

 

[Debbie]

from today's ICASA homepage

ICASA, in danger of actually moving on something, calls for outside help to ensure that no movement actually happens

Very funny

 

[Tommygun]

@Dominic. I only asked as you seemed to imply in your post that maybe Ivy was competent and had a grasp on...errr...something. I particularily liked the liverisation coment.
Am I right in thinking that people here are hard pressed to come up with ICASA triumphs over the past 7 years?
What a tortureous sentence...

Bid for Appointment of a Service Provider Appointment of Service Providers to Supply Stationary to ICASA

Maybe I could make some money providing special "e-mail" paper. I might even get replys to my emails then too.
Is it worth reading the whole Curie/Horowitz paper? I just read the lite version by Ann Crotty in the business times today.

 

[Debbie]

Yes tommygun, it is worth reading the whole of horwitz & currie IF you don't have much basis of the history of the politics of sa telecoms policy & implementation. PM me if you want a pdf which includes refs and footnotes. Otherwise I have posted the article (sans footnotes and refs) on the forum under the "how telkom tried to hjack the internet" thread.

 

[dominic]

tommygun - very definitely read the whole thing (incl. footnotes) if you want an idea of how it is ICASA was hamstrung at birth and how its attempts at independence have been systematically squashed by thatsleepy-cassawari

ps. my post re competence referred to Dene Smuts and certainly not the

ministerial bovinity

 

[StrontiumDog]

@ the end of the day i am hesitant to use a word like agenda because it implies competence and having a plan

Maybe her agenda is to appear incompetent